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June 6 historic event (just one today)
The invasion, code named Operation Overlord, was originally scheduled to take place on June 5, but it was postponed to the second day of its two-day window because of bad weather.
For Overlord, the Allies had overwhelming air superiority. Thousands of American and British fighters, painted with distinct stripes to avoid friendly-fire accidents, patrolled over the English Channel and the French landing sites.
Despite the size of the invasion force, victory was far from assured. General Eisenhower had prepared a speech to be delivered in the event of a failed invasion.
The invasion was successful, and over the next few months Allied forces advanced into France, culminating in the liberation of Paris in late August.
Although the evil nazi regime fought on for nearly another year before it was defeated, this was the beginning of its end.
the following op-ed was written three years ago by Charles Krauthammer. It was published on Friday, May 18, 2007.
Prelude to the Six Days
There has hardly been a Middle East peace plan in the past 40 years — including the current Saudi version — that does not demand a return to the status quo of June 4, 1967. Why is that date so sacred? Because it was the day before the outbreak of the Six-Day War in which Israel scored one of the most stunning victories of the 20th century. The Arabs have spent four decades trying to undo its consequences.
In fact, the real anniversary should be now, three weeks earlier. On May 16, 1967, Egyptian President Gamal Nasser ordered the evacuation from the Sinai Peninsula of the U.N. buffer force that had kept Israel and Egypt at peace for 10 years. The United Nations complied, at which point Nasser imposed a naval blockade of Israel’s only outlet to the south, the port of Eilat — an open act of war.
How Egypt came to this reckless provocation is a complicated tale (chronicled in Michael Oren’s magisterial “Six Days of War”) of aggressive intent compounded with miscommunication and, most fatefully, disinformation. The Soviet Union had reported urgently and falsely to its Middle East clients, Syria and Egypt, that Israel was massing troops on the Syrian border for an attack. Israel desperately tried to disprove this charge by three times inviting the Soviet ambassador in Israel to visit the front. He refused. The Soviet warnings led to a cascade of intra-Arab maneuvers that in turn led Nasser, the champion of pan-Arabism, to mortally confront Israel with a remilitarized Sinai and a southern blockade.
Why is this still important? Because that three-week period between May 16 and June 5 helps explain Israel’s 40-year reluctance to give up the fruits of that war — the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Gaza — in return for paper guarantees of peace. Israel had similar guarantees from the 1956 Suez war, after which it evacuated the Sinai in return for that U.N. buffer force and for assurances from the Western powers of free passage through the Straits of Tiran.
All this disappeared with a wave of Nasser’s hand. During those three interminable weeks, President Lyndon Johnson did try to rustle up an armada of countries to run the blockade and open Israel’s south. The effort failed dismally.
It is hard to exaggerate what it was like for Israel in those three weeks. Egypt, already in an alliance with Syria, formed an emergency military pact with Jordan. Iraq, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Libya and Morocco began sending forces to join the coming fight. With troops and armor massing on Israel’s every frontier, jubilant broadcasts in every Arab capital hailed the imminent final war for the extermination of Israel. “We shall destroy Israel and its inhabitants,” declared PLO head Ahmed Shuqayri, “and as for the survivors — if there are any — the boats are ready to deport them.”
For Israel, the waiting was excruciating and debilitating. Israel’s citizen army had to be mobilized. As its soldiers waited on the various fronts for the world to rescue the nation from its peril, Israeli society ground to a halt and its economy began bleeding to death. Army Chief of Staff Yitzhak Rabin, later to be hailed as a war hero and even later as a martyred man of peace, had a nervous breakdown. He was incapacitated to the point of incoherence by the unbearable tension of waiting with the life of his country in the balance, knowing that waiting too long would allow the armies of 100 million Arabs to strike first his country of 3 million.
We know the rest of the story. Rabin did recover in time to lead Israel to victory. But we forget how perilous was Israel’s condition. The victory hinged on a successful attack on Egypt’s air force on the morning of June 5. It was a gamble of astonishing proportions. Israel sent the bulk of its 200-plane air force on the mission, fully exposed to antiaircraft fire and missiles. Had they been detected and the force destroyed, the number of planes remaining behind to defend the Israeli homeland — its cities and civilians — from the Arab air forces’ combined 900 planes was . . . 12.
We also forget that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank was entirely unsought. Israel begged King Hussein of Jordan to stay out of the conflict. Engaged in fierce combat with a numerically superior Egypt, Israel had no desire to open a new front just yards from Jewish Jerusalem and just miles from Tel Aviv. But Nasser personally told Hussein that Egypt had destroyed Israel’s air force and airfields and that total victory was at hand. Hussein could not resist the temptation to join the fight. He joined. He lost.
The world will soon be awash with 40th-anniversary retrospectives of the war — and exegeses on the peace of the ages that awaits if Israel would only to return to lines of June 4, 1967. But Israelis are cautious. They remember the terror of that June 4 and of that unbearable May when, with Israel in possession of no occupied territories whatsoever, the entire Arab world was furiously preparing Israel’s imminent extinction. And the world did nothing.
Thanks again to all those who took the time to post their recommendations, opinions and advice.
We went to Newport, Rhode Island; driving up motzei Shabbos and returning on Monday.
It was a nice, relaxing one-day-plus getaway and we all enjoyed it.
Sites we went to:
1) The Breakers.
This is the largest and most famous of the Newport Mansions. The building occupies about an acre of land. The level of luxury is unbelievable, and the thought, planning and detail that went into the design are impressive. Just as an example, the bathtubs have four spigots: hot-and-cold freshwater and hot-and-cold saltwater. The rooms and halls are enormous but proportionate. The self-guided tour using the provided headphone-equipped audio devices is well worth the hour or so of your time it takes.
Important notes: No strollers allowed. No indoor pictures allowed.
2) The Touro Shul.
Important notes: No indoor pictures allowed.
3) The Cliff Walk.
This is a scenic paved walking path along the top of the cliffs, portions of which are behind the mansions. The view of the water and the sailboats is fantastic. We brought along binoculars, which were put to good use. The walk itself is about 3.5 miles long.
If you are considering going, keep in mind that motel costs can vary greatly, depending on the season.
When was that? – Answers
1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-a, 5-c, 6-a, 7-c, 8-a, 9-b, 10-b, 11-a, 12-b, 13-b, 14-b, 15-a
When was that?
1) Pluto lost its planetary status.
a) 1999
b) 2004
c) 2006
2) The NYC subway system stopped accepting tokens.
a) 2003
b) 2005
c) 2006
3) Domain Google.com was registered.
a) 1995
b) 1997
c) 2000
4) The Dow Jones Average fell more than 20% in a single day.
a) 1987
b) 1990
c) 1991
a) 1994
b) 1995
c) 1996
6) Lyndon Johnson dies.
a) 1973
b) 1975
c) 1976
a) 1982
b) 1983
c) 1984
8) Pennsylvania Avenue closed to vehicular traffic (in front of the White House).
a) 1995
b) 1999
c) 2001
9) The Concorde is retired.
a) 2002
b) 2003
c) 2004
a) 1974
b) 1975
c) 1977
11) Menachem Begin resigns.
a) 1983
b) 1987
c) 1989
12) The Kursk is lost with all hands.
a) 1999
b) 2000
c) 2005
13) Brooklyn joins New York City.
a) 1895
b) 1898
c) 1900
14) Man first walks on the moon.
a) 1968
b) 1969
c) 1971
15) Man last walks on the moon.
a) 1972
b) 1973
c) 1974
Results:
YW Moderator-80-
Not bad at all.
oomis1105-
“…NO FAIR!“
smartcookie-
“…I was like enjun????“
Heh, heh, heh. <— evil chuckle
([almost] Sorry! ?)
What Is So Rare… – answers
1) The second of the same name. Junior (oomis1105, ronrsr, anon for this)
2) Twain’s villainous Native American. Injun Joe (YW Moderator-80, oomis1105 [this answer also served as a clue for #9])
3) A type of boat. Junk (ronrsr)
4) An overgrown tropical area. Jungle (smartcookie, oomis1105)
5) A promotional trip. Junket (oomis1105, ronrsr, anon for this)
6) A point in time. Juncture (anon for this [this was a tough one, easily confused with junction])
7) A type of evergreen. Juniper (oomis1105, ronrsr, anon for this)
8) An assistant. Adjunct (oomis1105, anon for this)
9) A key automobile component. Enjun (YW Moderator-80 )
Besides Googling your name, try the “howmanyofme” website to see how many other people share your name.
What Is So Rare…
answers to the clues below all contain the letters J-U-N in sequence
1) The second of the same name.
2) Twain’s villainous Native American.
3) A type of boat.
4) An overgrown tropical area.
5) A promotional trip.
6) A point in time.
7) A type of evergreen.
8) An assistant.
9) A key automobile component.
d a-
You’re welcome.
(it rang a faint bell, Google then did the rest of the work)
Kasha-
Yes, I agree.
Initially you left the “green group” in your second number which gave you 3/9 instead of 2/9. You subsequently corrected it.
Kasha-
You could also calculate 50% (eliminate all groups starting with white or green) * %33… (the red and blue groups that have white as the second choice).
“why, when one starts a new thread, it says there are 2 Posts already posted in that thread when there is really only 1?“
This post answers your question:
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/dangers-of-fireworks-and-explosives#post-52941
According to the Touro Shul’s website, http://www.tourosynagogue.org :
Q: Is there a Kosher market or restaurant in Newport?
A: No.
Weekday minyan times are given for July 1, 2010 – September 5, 2010. I’m inferring that there isn’t a daily minyan now.
“For additional information please contact the Touro Synagogue Administrator, at 401-847-4794×10 or [email protected]”
9) Boruch H-shem le’oilam amen v’amen (maariv) – doable with difficulty.
11) V’hi no’am (motzei Shabbos) – doable with difficulty.
12 Sfiras ha’omer – doable with difficulty.
d a-
This thread contains many recommendations for kid’s stories:
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/please-share-recommendations-for-childrens-fiction
You can also use stories from T’nach; i.e. the story of Yerovom.
A trick that camp counselors (among others) use is to change details of secular fiction to make the story Jewish and appropriate. Encyclopedia Brown stories are good candidates for that.
ZachKessin-
That’s a nice way to spend a day, or, several days.
This past Chanuka we visited the American Museum of Natural History and the Hayden Planetarium, went to the observation deck of the Empire State Building, rode the Staten Island Ferry, explored Battery Park (there’s a “step on xylophone” in the park near the ferry terminal that the kids enjoyed), visited the NYC Transit Museum in Brooklyn, the Grand Army Plaza library branch and (last but not least) went to the Big Apple Circus.
The kids balked at a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge (too cold and windy) and the Police Museum in lower Manhattan (too boring).
There’s much, much more to do in the city, but this time people specifically wanted a trip vacation.
A barbecue on a hibachi sounds like fun (and a bit of work for yours truly).
My 7×35 binoculars aren’t much use for stargazing. I tried to watch an eclipse thru them once, but it was a waste of time. (I did “enjoy” the snide comments people exiting a nearby secular entertainment establishment made about binoculars’ uses.) The binoculars were quite useful on the ESB’s observation deck.
kapusta, smartcookie, cherrybim, laguy, fabie, ChanieE, d a:
Thank you for the info, suggestions and advice.
The ideas were useful and I’m looking into some of your suggestions.
A small group of us is looking for Memorial Day trip ideas.
The adults have to be back at work Tuesday morning, so more than 3 – 4 hours travel (each way) from NYC is out.
The kids who would be coming on the trip are under 10 years old.
Boston (which we’re considering) is probably on the outer limits of our travel range.
We would drive out either motzei Shabbos or Sunday morning and return Monday evening.
We aren’t necessarily looking for a busy, event-filled day, just a nice trip. As an example, Philadelphia was a nice trip destination recently, with the Liberty Bell, Federal Hall, the Franklin Institute and a kosher restaurant where we had lunch.
Any suggestions for destinations as well as motel, shul and kosher food info would be appreciated.
Thank you!
kapusta-
a) You should back up your important data (pictures, videos, documents, etc.) Blank CDs and DVDs are cheap.
This thread may have some useful info re: shtender design and construction:
kapusta-
Have you followed the instructions for virus/spyware removal using Malwarebytes detailed in the URL above? That’s the first thing I’d try before anything else.
The AVG seemed to have an issue with connecting to the internet…
Malware will often prevent antivirus programs from running or updating their virus definitions. That’s part of the reason it’s important to follow tried-and-true virus removal methods.
…wouldn’t it be easier to just get something that would get rid of everything in one shot?
It sure would. Unfortunately, such software doesn’t exist.
Is there anything that will get rid of anything on the system?
No, I’m afraid not.
I apologize for being such a tough customer.
No problem – I’m passing along the favor others have done for me in sharing knowledge.
Pass it along!
Gut Shabbos.
estherh-
Have a chag kasher vesameach.
I hope everything goes well next week and you have a refua shelaima, BEZ”H.
smartcookie-
Glad my silliness gave you a chuckle.
hereorthere-
AFAIK = as far as I know
CYLOR = consult your local orthodox Rabbi
(Google is quite helpful with web acronyms)
Gut Yom Tov.
1) Does it have a candyman? (2 points) A backup candyman? (1 point)
3) Is the Aron Hakodesh made from a safe that is more secure than Fort Knox? (3 points) less secure than Fort Knox? (minus 1 point)
4) Would Shimshon HaGibor have difficulty doing hagboh on the second sefer Torah? (2 points)
5) Do the lights turn off in the middle of Musaf at least three times a year? (1 point)
6) Is there a Kiddush after davening at least once a month? (2 points) With kugel? (1 point) And cholent? (2 points) Fleishig cholent? (5 points)
7) Is there at least one hoisofa each week by laining? (1 point) More than 4 hoisofas? (minus 3 points)
8) Are there signs posted throughout the shul requesting that you return your sefer to its place after usage? (1 point) Are there unreturned seforim piled on the tables below those signs? (1 point)
9) Are at least 5% of the siddurim missing a key page of davening? (1 point) In the middle of Shemona Esrai? (2 points)
10) Is there an average of at least one tzedaka pamphlet per table? (1 point) Divrei Torah? (2 points) In Hebrew? (2 points)
11) Is there at least one London Fog raincoat that has been in the coatroom since Rosh Hashona? (1 point) And a hat? (1 point)
12) By an afruf, are the pekalach thrown at the chosson? (0 points) or at the gabai? (2 points)
Scores:
[shaincoat], in which case you must walk to your regular shul).
Choose wisely!
(if this is inappropriate or insulting to anyone please remove it)
Gut voch, Sir Speedy.
kapusta-
Whether or not you see them, there is no question in my mind that your computer is infected with adware, spyware and possibly viruses. Until you have it cleaned assume that anything you do on it can be seen by crooks and people looking to steal your information. This includes which sites you visit and the IDs and passwords you use. Furthermore, you may be inadvertently sending malware to others via email or files created on your PC.
I wish I could be more encouraging, but them’s the facts.
hereorthere–
Israel has had several decades of peace with Egypt and has received nearly $100 billion in U.S. aid since the Camp David accords. The original security guarantee came from U.N. troops stationed between the countries, and the Sinai being largely demilitarized, especially closer to Israel. The U.N. has since withdrawn, but (I think) the Sinai demilitarization is still in place.
The Sinai was never intended to be part of Israel. Israel did give up a military base and (IIRC) some oil wells in the Sinai.
I never heard of the Egyptian economy having problems that prevented further aggression.
anon for this–
My opinion about reasons why the U.S. is unlikely to attack or invade Iran:
2) Domestic pressure
3) World opinion / pressure
There supposedly was evidence that Iraq was attempting to get components for nukes before the invasion. I never understood why Saddam basically committed suicide instead of just inviting the inspectors back in.
charliehall–
Iraq remains in a state of hot war with Israel and could legally attack Israel at any time; that is unlikely only because of lack of military capability not lack of hostility.
Nobody on either side of the aisle realized the scope of the danger facing us.
The bad guys did a great job of catching us unawares, and there were low-level intelligence failures in detecting the flight-school hijackers.
hereorthere–
The treaty with Jordan was more of a recognition of facts on the ground than a breakthrough. Israel and Jordan had already had good relations for several years before its signing.
volvie–
There certainly were and are exceptions. Relatives of mine survived the war while hidden away by chasidei umos haolam.
charliehall–
Finland was an ally of Germany only by necessity, due to Soviet aggression, invasion, and theft of its territory. There was never a declaration of war between Finland and the U.S., and while Britain and its commonwealths did declare war on Finland, it was a formality more than anything else, intended to pressure Finland against Germany. The only allied country that Finland fought was the USSR.
I do hope the Flatow family, the Klinghoffer family and others that sued various hostile Arab countries and groups get to collect something for their losses.
anon for this–
All done.
Gut Shabbos.
hereorthere–
Is this supposed to be a list of all the greatest presidents or just the greatest within peoples lifetimes?
As per the original post, “…post-WWII Presidents…”
volvie–
Eisenhower was the only president to actually threaten Israel.
Carter has become an apologist for Arab terror, but he wasn’t this way while in office.
Truman and Nixon were the presidents who helped Israel at the time it was in the greatest danger. Ironically, they were both anti-Semites personally.
I would put Bush II before Reagan.
In 1981, the U.S. joined the rest of the world in condemning Israel’s raid that destroyed Iraq’s nuclear reactor.
Bush II regularly defended Israel in the U.N., including against the Goldstone report.
kapusta-
Have you followed the instructions detailed in the site listed above?
If not, I strongly suggest that you do.
If you have already done so, and your computer is still loaded with rogue software that antivirus programs can’t remove, you have the following options:
1) Back up your data and use the restore disk that your PC hopefully came with to reset your computer to its “just purchased” state. If you don’t have such a disk, contact the manufacturer.
2) Google every symptom as it pops up on your PC and try to address it.
3) Get a pro (or a knowledgeable and patient amateur) to disinfect your PC.
charliehall-
Bush II: The economy tanking under his administration and his lack of fiscal restraint are negatives.
Eisenhower: Yes, he basically threatened Israel in 1956.
Truman: He took over during WWII from a hugely popular president at a tumultuous time.
Johnson: He took over for the assassinated Kennedy just as the Vietnam war was ramping up.
Reagan
Truman
Eisenhower
Bush II
Clinton
Ford
Kennedy
Johnson
Bush I
Nixon
Carter
Main Page
-If the main news section could be expanded to more than five stories that would be nice.
done
-Number of comments is something people like to see.
done
-Headings should not be truncated.
basically done. now terminates with “…”
done
Coffee Room
-If the formatting issue can be resolved, a restoration of forty items per page and forty threads shown on the main CR page would be nice. Dare I request fifty?
done
fixed (if it’s not too technical and it’s not giving away “classified info” I’m curious about the cause of the slowness and its fix.)
Thanks a lot. Well done!
Deja two?
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/how-can-we-help-people-who-need-jobs
Very nice idea.
kapusta-
A Google search for “my security engine” reveals that your computer is infected with a rouge program called “my security engine” (natch).
Go to this page and follow the instructions:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-my-security-engine
This is the site I got the “Antivirus XP 2010” disinfection instructions from.
If you have follow-up questions please post them here.
Good luck.
Deja vu?
kapusta–
Am I correct in thinking that what the above-mentioned programs will do is block the virus altogether?
Is there anything you can recommend as a way to get rid of anything that might be on the computer already?
If you already know that you have a virus and know which one it is you should Google it to see how to best remove it.
could you put that in siiiiiiimple english please?Has the problem of your PC suddenly shutting down in the middle of nowhere just started, or has it been going on for a while? Has it gotten worse over time?
oomis1105–
Despite the punctiliousness of the programmers, antivirus software is as of yet unable to expunge the comments of those who have no compunction about homespun posts like these. They keypunch with impunity. Punishment is too puny a threat to stop these spunky posters; maybe acupuncture would help?
Daniel Breslauer–
The more people who contribute their knowledge, the better it is.
kapusta–
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306084
Usually restore points are available for approximately the last month-and-a-half.
How can I access the program now that its downloaded?
IE prompts you for a location of the downloaded file.
If you forgot where the file is, you can search for it using Start–>Search (if you know the file name).
With Firefox, you can select Tools–>Downloads from the menu.
If necessary, how do I start the computer in safe mode?
Hold down the F8 key as your computer is starting. You will be prompted to choose if you want to start in safe mode.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question575.htm
I recommend giving it a quick look to get a bit of an understanding of some basic terms.
once its downloaded and working, if a system with the above-mentioned programs gets infected, would it be a problem to remove?
